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Macon Family Book of Slave Ownership, 1780-1861. Accession 31564, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Purchased from Bookworm and Silverfish, Wytheville, Virginia, 4 August 1982.
The Macon family was prominent in New Kent and Hanover Counties, Virginia. Colonel William Macon (1693-1773) build Mount Prospect in New Kent County. His son, William Macon (1725-1813) lived in Hanover County until inheriting Mount Prospect. Colonel William Hartwell Macon (1759-1843) represented New Kent County in the House of Delegates from 1785 to 1788. He meticulously recorded information concerning the slaves he owned, a habit continued by his grandson, Dr. William Hartwell Macon (1817-1891), a physician in Hanover County. Dr. Macon married Nora Criena Braxton (1824-1892) in 20 December 1848.
Book of slave ownership, 1780-1861, containing information on slaves owned by Colonel William Hartwell Macon (1759-1843) and Dr. William Hartwell Macon (1817-1891) of New Kent and Hanover Counties, Virginia. Volume contains detailed lists of birth dates, death dates, and value of the slaves owned. Some entries are listed as parent and child.